Which to use
“modérée” is a noun and “modérées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,084
- “modérée” frequency rank
- #29,865
- “modérées” frequency rank
- 40949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modérée | modérées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partisane de positions politiques non extrémistes. | Féminin pluriel de modéré. |
Same sound, different letters: modérée vs modérées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. modérée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against modérées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: modérée vs modérées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: modérée and modérées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ.de.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “modérée” sits inside “modérées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modérée is recorded at frequency rank #11,084, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁe\. modérées is at rank #29,865, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.de.ʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40949, this pair ranks #236,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of modérée vs modérées
Shared letters: demoré. Private to "modérée": -. Private to "modérées": s.
"modérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "modérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modérée" and "modérées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "modérée" or "modérées" show up more?
After this comparison
"modérée" and "modérées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "modérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modérée" and "modérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modérées vs montrées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #236,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.